A Visit To Scarborough's Museums & Art Gallery
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2022
- In this video I visit the Rotunda Museum, Scarborough Art Gallery & Woodend, taking a look at the collections & exhibitions. I also caught up with the Chief Executive of Scarborough Museums & Galleries, Andrew Clay, to have a chat about the organisation & its offer, plus its plans for the future.
All 3 buildings I visit are in close proximity to each other, within easy walking distance of Scarborough's famous South Bay on the North Yorkshire coast.
(Special thanks to Emma Hallam and all of the staff at Scarborough Museums & Galleries for their help and cooperation in making the video.)
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tthe grimshaw paintings were awsome, many thanks for the upload andy. cheers👌👌👌👌👌👌👍
Yet another brilliant video from you. Your videos make feel very happy. You're so talented. You should do more and send to local school as education videos.
Thanks so much Nicholas. Glad you’re enjoying them!
That's exactly what I do, go straight to the sea front, visiting the same doughnut store and the same arcades. Been loads of times not realising so much more to see, near the sea. Brilliant video and can't wait to go again to see other things.
A good job as usual 👍 and a big up to Scarborough Council on managing to poach Alan Partridge from radio Norwich 👍
My grandmother lived in Scarborough most of her life in Tindal St.
In the fifties and sixties my parents and I would drive from Edinburgh to Scarborough (11 hours) for our annual two week holiday. Parents and grandmother are buried in Woodlands Cemetery.
For my seventieth birthday in April this year, my daughter and I stayed at The Grand (wonderful experience) and visited exactly what your film is about from the Rotunda up and across the little bridge thro the gardens to the Art Gallery and Woodend.
Great to watch your film and be reminded of our time in Scarborough, I have old British Rail posters framed on the wall in my lounge.
Scarborough will always hold a special place in my heart.
Cheers Andrew 👍
Cheers Richard. I’m glad you enjoyed the video & hope you get to visit again soon! We have a few of the posters up at home, too 👍🏼
I went to all these three places today after watching this video, and recommend them to anyone else. The bacon sandwich at the café I also recommend.
Richard Adams wrote a biography of William Smith called 'The map that changed the world'. An excellent read and well worth visiting the museum if you are in the Scarborough area.
Im currently on holiday at thornwick bay flambough. Plan on visiting Scarborough on monday. My plan this into my day.
Interesting but John Atkinson Grimeshaw didn’t have The Castle by the Sea built. It was built in 1866 some ten years before Grimeshaw would live there. It was built purely as a Lodge House for Thomas Jarvis who was a local Scarborough brewer and had the magnificent The Towers built for him. In 1876 he leased the lodge to Grimeshaw and he made many changes including the curved double flight of steps leading up to the conservatory, this he also extended to grow exotic plants, these plants provided pigments for his paints. One day while relaxing he was reading a book of poetry by the American author Henry Longfellow who had visited Scarborough many years before, Grimeshaw read a poem about Scarborough Castle and one verse inspired him
‘Hast thou seen that Lordy castle
That castle by the sea
Golden and red above it
The clouds float gorgeously”
Grimeshaw loved the poem and changed the name of the lodge to The Castle by the Sea.
Loved seeing the museums, Grimshaw's paintings are incredible ,thanks for sharing .😀
The Grimshaw collection was great. I loved the restoration video and thought that the provision of comfy chairs within the gallery, to sit and admire the paintings, was a really nice touch. I also enjoyed the sand exhibition. It allowed the observer to appreciate just how huge a part it plays in our lives. A very nicely balanced mix of old and modern themes. I enjoyed it very much.
Great video 2x👍 Some very nice places to visit in Scarborough.
Well done Andrew. I'm a Scarborough lad and know the 3 buildings well but it's still great to see them as always changing.
Many moons ago Woodend housed a collection of original books by the Sitwell's. I believe that the room you interviewed the other Andrew in was originally the library.
Back in the 60's 70's etc Woodend was the Natural History Museum and I recall a school trip when we were taken into the cellars, there seemed to be as many specimens down there as upstairs but the one I remember most was a large bear. Scared the life out of me.
Scarborough became known as the first seaside resort following the discovery of a spring where the Spa now stands. The dubious water was supposed to have health benefits and attracted the Victorian Gentry. I believe that the original baths are still beneath the small ' roundabout' just ln front of the first shop on the Spa. ( The original site of the spring is halfway down steps leading to the beach)I recall seeing photos of the tiled interior several yrs ago.
If you have any contacts at SBC may be worth asking if you can go down.
Really interesting tour of 3 fantastic cultural venues. The Grimshaw display is stunning. Like you, I'm a huge admirer. I found Emma Gibson's 'Quicksand' project extremely interesting, as well as the ambitious plans to make the museums and galleries more accessible. Thank you!
‘Remarkable
‘ is an understatement…..
Another great video showcasing what Scarborough has to offer - with awesome drone footage as usual. Thank you Andrew 👍
Cheers Marcus! 👍🏼
Lovely video Andrew.
Loved the video, thank you. As you say, different and probably not everyones cup of tea, but as a former resident and frequent visitor it was compelling.
Brilliant Andrew. Many thanks to you for another great insight. …….
Brilliantly produced as always. Thanks to this video I now know what I missed in my younger days when a visit to Scarborough (which was an annual event) began and ended with the beaches and amusements. I have lived in exile in Worcestershire for the last 44 years but I am certainly planning a return - thanks to your excellent videos.
Cheers Ian! 👍🏼
Wonderful film, very informative and watchable, better than most tv programmes.
Thanks Rachel 🙂
Very interesting really injoy video I'm in Scarborough mid August will definitely be looking round Art gallery
I'm coming up to Scarborough next week to explore some of the places that you have featured in your videos so I shall save these places for a rainy day. Although, I can see from your videos that the sun is usually shining in Scarborough !
Woodend Natural Museum used to be a marvellous place back in the 70's/80's that showed loads of nature. Another venue that as unfortunately gone.
They've really turned into into some kind of leftist social project and it's just confusing imo. They could spread Scarborough's hugely impressive palaeontological, natural and folk history (including its surrounding areas eg, Flixton, Star Carr, Flamborough, etc) into there. Rather than it being crammed into the Rotunda, which is fabulous but limited on space, and subject to noisy school parties on theme days. The Woodend will of course argue they are providing community outreach and art and craft facilities. And I'm but a mere visitor. But it seems like a missed opportunity to showcase 'Scarborough,' which I would have thought was of far more interest to incoming tourists than a bunch of student artists making chicken wire circles, etc.
What a fabulous video you have made. Loved it. Showing us a different part of Scarborough was perfect. Thank you and looking forward to more of the same. 👏👏
Thanks Jill! 🙂
Great video
Very well done, thank you.
Another interesting vid ,lived here a year and only visited rotunda,so come the bad weather more places to visit ,once I get off my bike on the cinder track ,,cheers
Love your choice in music. Brilliant. If you wonder why my response is so late is , I have favourite channels and I binge on them one by one. It takes me a while to get through them but just love it ❤
Very enjoyable 👏
I visited in June and loved the Rotunda and the art gallery but the Woodend was totally baffling. Was told 'everything's on one floor' but most rooms were locked, or led to some kind of upstairs social project, which was off limits to visitors. It wasn't clearly signposted and there was nowhere to go (apart from a library) but the very nice cafe, where you interview the gentleman for your piece. It was the strangest and most pointless experience. But the cafe was of course lovely. There was just little 'accessible' for a casual visitor except for an unfinished fish installion which even then was locked in a large glass room. It was as if it was trying hard to be too many things, but came across (to me at least) as too highbrow for its own good. I'd imagine many local folk find it a headscratcher tbh.
Another fantastically interesting video. Will have to come and visit I hadn't realised there was so much to history.
Great video. I now want to visit all these venues. Next time I’m there I will check them out. Thank you!
I love your videos, always so interesting. I wonder if anybody else uses them for relaxation as I do.
I do 🌞
Thanks Jules! 🙂 my next one is very different (not so relaxing but a story I wanted to tell), but it will be back to the usual type of content after that! 👍🏼
Well done, Andrew: a very polished doco!
Really getting to know Scarborough now, despite being the other side of the world, DownUnder... Will try to visit when we can!
Cheers Bryan! Hope you get chance to make it over 👍🏼
I’ve been going to Scarborough for many years and had visited the rotunda but never knew the art gallery existed. I will definitely be visiting on my next trip.
Have you ever been to the Yorkshire wolds and Wharrem Percy?
You’d love it right up your street.
Great video loved it.
Thanks! 👍🏼 I’ve driven through the Yorkshire Wolds many times but never really stopped anywhere. I’ve just done a quick search & that does look interesting though!
Brilliant Andrew as per 👏 I must revisit 👍
Cheers Christopher 👍🏼
Another excellent video Andrew.
Thank you 👍
Very watchable and informative - as usual. Thank you for expanding your comfort zone with the interview too!
Cheers Simon! 👍🏼
I just subscribed last week and I love your content! It's like watching mini documentaries on TV!
Thanks for subscribing! Glad you’re enjoying them 👍🏼
Thanks
Thank you Maggie 😄👍🏼
Really enjoyed your very professional video… they are of the highest quality.
Thanks mate 👍🏼
Brilliant video Andrew. We are staying for a week holiday soon. We've learnt some useful information from your other Vlogs of Scarborough. Very professional and enjoyable. Many thanks👏👏👏👍
Cheers Gary!
I will definitely go visit thank you
Excellent video, interesting to see what Scarborough has to offer and that’s more than a bargain.
Great video and wonderful aerial shots as always. Been to some great displays at the gallery so good to see you highlighting the collection. The Crescent is one of my favourite streets in Scarborough. I definitely need another trip to Scarborough after watching this 👏🏻😊😂
Thanks Deborah 🙂
Well done,love your videos,best wishes John.
Excellent, thanks!
Another top episode that always leaves me wanting more,keep up the amazing work Andrew
Cheers Matthew!
3 pounds I pay that for a small bag of potatoes in London. Bargain. Great video BTW . You bring this to life
One of the best UA-cam videos I’ve seen on any topic - and even better that it’s on Scarby!
Keep up the good work
Thanks Neil! Really appreciate that! Plenty more to come 👍🏼
What an excellent feature. I visited Scarborough yearly since 2015 and never been in the Rotunda or Art Gallery. Back again at the end of August and they have just been added to my list. Really enjoyed the interview section as well. Top work sir!
Thank you!
Very enjoyable video Andrew. I’ve not been to Crescent house since I was a kid growing up in Robin Hoods Bay. I’ve always wondered about the Castle by the Sea so it was great to leant that it was the home of and designed by Grimshaw. Thanks for sharing dude.
Cheers Andrew! 👍🏼
Brilliant video informative interesting awareness every thing brilliant thank you 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Well done Andrew, another worthwhile to see video, nice drone shots, enjoyed the interview with Andrew Clay, he was right to say a simple word like trust points to eyebrow, and off putting, like the part about sand too. If you just walk around the area in general it would still be worth the watch, maybe putting your thermals on, and capturing the winter scenes of Scarborough, and surrounding area, all the best, and again nice one
Cheers Stephen. Yes, I have a couple of ideas for winter videos this year 👍🏼
Love your content 🥰🥰
Good video like awesome epic I and share you your videos all the time
Cheers David, really appreciated! 👍🏼
Would love to see Crescent House returned to its former glory as a house, especially as there isn't another stately home around there. It's just a shame that The Grand Hotel is all people seem to talk about and how bad it is
Brilliant video mate, some cracking editing going on too! Looking forward to doing something with you soon, maybe a hike and camp along the Cleveland way! :)
Thanks mate! Yes, we’ll get together soon 👍🏼
Great videos! You’re encouraging my interest in the North Yorkshire Coast. Are there any special interest or holidays for lone travellers in the area?
Thanks Pat, glad you’re enjoying them! I’m hoping to put on my first tour later this year, which a few single travellers have messaged me about. More info here www.nywanderer.com/tours
Loved the video mate. I found it funny that the sustainability and climate change quote by Andrew the museum's and galleries manager and shows the artist making it from plastic and resin lol
8 hundred grand for that artist's former home is a bargain.